In Sharon Schambers' excellent video tutorial about hand-basting a quilt (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA) she stresses the importance of making sure you have several inches all the way around of batting and backing, but never really shares WHY this is important.
While I do follow her basting instructions, and have been VERY pleased with the improvement in the final product of my quilts, I rarely follow her advice about extra backing and batting.
What am I not seeing? What is the importance of having extra batting and backing fabric?
Thanks.
- Jillaine